Saturday, May 28, 2011

treasures from the Wanchai market

 While perusing the market I came across a fruit that I had never seen before.  Actually, I have seen this before in the form of decorative bead work but never as an actual, edible object.  For HKG$15 per basket the price was right.  No one in my office knew what the fruit was but later in the evening my mainland friends knew exactly what the fruit was; they just didn't know the name.  Another friend thought that he had seen the fruit growing in a tree along the dragon's back.

SB thinks that it tastes like a tart strawberry.  I detect some plum also.  Does anyone out there know the name?



7 comments:

smogsblog said...

A quick (well, quickish) Google suggests maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_rosifolius
http://images.google.com/images?q=rubus%20rosifolius&biw=1280&bih=902

architart said...

Thank you! I tried to google its description or Asian berries and came up empty.

HKP said...
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HKP said...

My in-house exotic fruit expert tells me that's yang mei (bayberry).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrica_rubra

architart said...

Thank you; that was what my Chinese friends told me. Now I will have to go searching them out on my next hike, though I usually try to avoid the dragon's back in the summer.

ruesedaine said...

Yang Mei is also called Chinese Strawberry tree. http://www.tytyga.com/product/Chinese+Strawberry+Tree

architart said...

Thank you for the link! The price is right for a Father's day present except that I don't think it would love to live in Arizona.

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